Mixing and packing apparatus for molasses feed.



J. W. MCCAUGHEY.

MIXING AND PACKING APPARATUS FOR MOLASSES FEED.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, NW-

Patent-ed May 21, 1918 3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. W. MCCAUGHEY.

MIXING AND PACKJNGAPPARATUS FOR MOLASSES FEED. APPLICATION FILED ocr. gs, 191s.

hgfi'ngl Paientd May 21, Mb.

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MIXING AND PACKING APPARATUS FOR MOLASSES FEED.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 28, l9l6.

Patented May 21,1918.

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W AND .PBCKI'NG APPARATUS FOR MOLASSES FEED.

pmljf Specification of Letters Yatent. Patented Iflay $11 ante Application filed Gctober 28, 191%. Serial No. 128,262.

To all whom ill M1013] concern: Referring now te the drawings in detail, Be it known that l, Joan W. MoGAUoEnY, 1 designates a plurality of vertical packing a citizen or" the United States, residing at tubes arranged side by side and supported by Montgomery, in the county of Montgomery suitable framework 2. Extending across the i5 State of Alabama, have invented new frame 2 is a cross bar 3 arranged a suitable and useful Improvements in Mixing and distance abovethe tubes 1 and slidably Packing Apparatus for Molasses Feed, of mounted in the bar 3 and disposed in axial which the following is a specification. alinement with the respective tubes are plun- This invention relates to improvements in ger rods 4: and mounted upon the lower ends in apparatus for mixing and packing molasses or" the plunger rods 4 are plungers 5 capable food stud and has particular application to of movement into and out of the tubes 1 re an automatic mixing and packing machine. spcctively. The upper extremities of the carrying out th r t i ti n, it plunger rods 4 are connected to one another is my purpose to provide apparatus of the by means of a transverse connecting bar 6. lb class described whereby the dry food stuff Arranged at one side of the frame2 and ofa and the molasses syrup may be thoroughly height less than that of the frame 2 is an and efiiectively mixed and then delivered to auxiliary supporting frame 7 having the packing tubes that are in open communicas upper end thereof terminating in line with tion with sacks to receive the food stud and he upper nds of the tubes 1. Mounted u on so wherein the mixture delivered to the tubes the frame 7 is a casing 8 of a length equa to will he compressed into the sa ks in o der that of the frame 2-and having the lower end that the latter may be filled properly. rounded in cross section as clearly illustrated lit is also my purpose to provide apparatus 1 Fig. 2 oi the drawings. The upper portion of the type set forth wherein the mixing of the casing 8 1S separated from the lower :.5 ehamber and the packing tubes will be so arportion thereof by means of a partition 9 subranged and correlated as to prevent loss of stantially i -shaped in cross section and actthe 1'? 0d when being transferred from ing to divide the casing into a lower mixing I e chamber to the tubes and elimichamber 10 and a food stud mixing chamle ch g or" the chutes leading from the ber 11 disposed above the mixing chamber o mixin ch mber to the tubes. 10. Rotatably mounted in the mixing cham- Another object of my invention is the 100- her 10 and preferably disposed at the center vision or a mixing and packing machine of the are upon which the curved bottom is which will be entirely automatic in operation struck is a shaft 12. Fixed lo the shaft 12 and which will embody comparatively few and radiating therefrom are mixing arms as parts and these so arranged and correlated 13 rotatable with the shaft 1 2.; The bottom as to reduce the possibility of derangement of the mixing chamber is formed with opento a minimum. ings 14: corresponding to the tubes 1 respec- With the above and other objects in view, tively and closing these openings are slidthe invention consists in the construction, ing doors 15 capable of movement to open so combination and arrangement of parts hereand closed position, while leading from the inafter set forth in and falling within the openings l l to the respective tubes 1 are scope of the claims. chutes 16 whereby the mixed material in the In the accompanying drawings: mixing chamber may be delivered to the ure 1 is a view in front elevation all a packing tubes, the chutes 16 being inclined machine constructed in from the mixing chamber to the tubes in ornee with t r present invention. der to facilitate the delivery of the food stuiii' a vertical cross sectional view to the tubes. The partition 9 is provided h. with a swinging door 1'? whereby the dry u horizontal sectional view on food stu'h in the chamber 11 may be delivered of Fig. l. to the mixing chamber, while leading into a similar view on the line M the u per end of the chamber 11 is a delivery through which dry food stuff chamber-10 is a syrup tube 19 by means of which the molasses syrup may be delivered to the mixing chamber when the door 17 is swung to open position to deliver a dry charge to the chamber 10. When the dry charge and the molasses are delivered to the mixing chamber and the shaft 12 and mixing blades 13 revolved, the dry charge and mo lasses are thoroughly mixed,

The plunger rods 4 are equipped with vertical rack bars 20 respectively and meshing with these rack bars are pinlons 21 fixed upon a countershaft 22 journaledin suitable horizontally alining bearings. Arranged above the countershaft 22 is a line shaft 23 rotatably mounted in horizontally alining bearings and keyed upon the shafts 22 and 23 are sprocket wheels 24 respectively over which is trained an endless chain 25 whereby motion may be transmitted from the line shaft to the counter-shaft. Also mounted upon" the line shaft and the counter-shaft are belt pulleys 26 over which is trained an endless crossed belt 27 whereby motion may be transmitted from the line shaft to the count'ershaiit to revolve the latter in the re verse direction. The sprocket wheels and pulleys on the countershaft are loosely mounted thereon and associated with the v same are clutches 28 respectively splined upon the countershaft and movable inde- .pendently of each other into engagement with the respective pacln'ng tubes and this table may be provided with suitable bag holding devices so that the bags or sacks will be held in line with the packing tubes.

In practice, the dry charge and the syrup are delivered to the mixing chamber and r i the mixing arms revolved to thoroughly and efiectively mix the molasses and the dry, food stuil'= After the parts have been properly mixed, the doors 15 are moved to open so that the mixture may flow down ivery chutes 16 into the tubes 1 and after the tubes have been filled, the doors 15 are moved to closed position thereby cut ting ofi communication between-the mixin r chamber and the tubes. The countershat 22 is now connected to the line shaft 23 through the medium of the chain 25 and associated clutch mechanism and when this connection is efiected, the plungers 5 move downwardly and force the food stufi' through the packing tubes 1- into the sacks in communication with such tubes. After the sacks have been filled the countershaft is disconnected from the chain 25 and connected with the belt 27 through the medium of the particular clutch 28, thereb ing the countershait in the reverse irectlon and elevating the plungers so that the next charge may be delivered to the tubes. After the filling of the bags, the latter are carried away by the table and empty bags brought into communication with the tubes,

food stufi to said chamber, chutes leadin;

from said chamber to saidtubes respective whereby the mixture may be delivered to the tubes, the walls of the chutes extending around the upper walls of the tubes, means controlling communication between said chamber and chutes, means for lowering and elevating said plungers, and a traveling bag carrying table below said tubes whereby the empty bags may be brought into communication vvith thetubes and the filled bags carried away.

2. In a machine of the class described, a plurality of vertical tubes arranged side by side, plungers above said tubes respectively and movable into and out of the same, a m ing chamber at one side of said tubes above the latter, means for feeding syrup and dry food stutl to said chamber, chutes leading from said chamber to said tubes respectively, the walls of the chutes extending around the upper walls of the tubes and being outwardly flared, and rack and pinion mechanism-for elevating and lowering said plungers.

3. In a machine of the class described, a

plurality oi vertical tubes arranged side by side, plungers above said tubes respectively and movable into and out of the same, a mixing chamber at one side of said tubes above the latter, means for temporarily supporting a charge of dry material in the upper portion of the chamber and comprising a shelf, member projecting downwardly from one "*i of the chamber and a pivetally mo i-Cl member projecting down wardly at a corresponding angle aud engaging the free end of the'shelf member, means for feeding syrup and dry food stuff rotatbe said chamber chutes leading from said plungers, ami cmmecizions waisween saifi fins sbamber in said t u besrespectivei a cmmshaf -b 3116i ceuntershafi El-sw b said 001111-- el'shaft, rack and. pinion cannectians be; tershaft may be mmte i in me reverse disn Saki cauntershaft and pbmgers, 131m,- rectiofi t0 ekavatsa the 1351111 @mmections bawesn said Zine shafis, j a

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